PhysicsTeacher
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Walked into the Nissan dealer on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. It was slammed. Took 5 hours, but I walked out with a $199 lease (plus $12 sales tax) for 36 months, after writing a check for $1800 down + first payment. Two options were included at this price: the charger package and the floor mats/cargo area mat. They attempted to cram a $599 "dealer fee" into the deal, but they eventually discounted the price by an additional $599 to offset it. Note that the nationally advertised deal does not include any options. That's why I was there for 5 hours, standing up to walk out on three different occasions, to get the charger package at the $199/month price without any additional upfront buydown of the lease payments.
They attempted to dealer trade for an S (they had none in stock), but that fell through. I got the next one off the truck, 5 days later, in my preferred color (blue).
I'm in the Orlando area, so I have no concerns about reduced range because of the inefficient heater, and my commute is only 30 miles round trip.
I've bought a level 2 charger from Amazon.com that I plan to install in my garage over the next few days.
Up to now, I've commuted in my 2004 Subaru WRX STi, which gets about 17 mpg on premium fuel, and costs me about $250/month in gas plus significant maintenance costs because of its advanced age (100k+ miles). It is now relegated to the role of weekend fun and road trip car.
My calculations, including paying additional insurance and amortizing the level 2 charger over 36 months, show my costs to be zero or less to add the Nissan Leaf to our family.
Bob
They attempted to dealer trade for an S (they had none in stock), but that fell through. I got the next one off the truck, 5 days later, in my preferred color (blue).
I'm in the Orlando area, so I have no concerns about reduced range because of the inefficient heater, and my commute is only 30 miles round trip.
I've bought a level 2 charger from Amazon.com that I plan to install in my garage over the next few days.
Up to now, I've commuted in my 2004 Subaru WRX STi, which gets about 17 mpg on premium fuel, and costs me about $250/month in gas plus significant maintenance costs because of its advanced age (100k+ miles). It is now relegated to the role of weekend fun and road trip car.
My calculations, including paying additional insurance and amortizing the level 2 charger over 36 months, show my costs to be zero or less to add the Nissan Leaf to our family.
Bob